The Progressive Socialist Party or PSP (Arabic: الحزب التقدمي الاشتراكي, al-hizb al-taqadummi al-ishtiraki), also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt. It is ideologically secular and officially non-sectarian, but in practice is led and supported mostly by followers of the Druze faith.
Read more about Progressive Socialist Party: Origins, The PSP in The Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990), Military Structure and Organisation, Administrative Organisation, The Post-war Years
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